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In the past 30 years, I've frequently traveled to Singapore for business and ministry. But this year marks the first time my wife and I get to spend Holy Week and Easter here.
Back in Manila, it's like time would stand still in the metro as...

For many of us, the mere thought of work makes us cringe. A lot of people actually go through the work week just to get to the weekend.
But there is dignity and blessing in labor. Our God Himself worked and took delight in His work (Gen....

Last Saturday, I almost lost my coconuts. If patience is a fruit of the Holy Spirit, well, almost all my patience fell off.
I went to a travel agency, bright and early in a mall that morning, papers in hand to apply for a visa. After FIVE...

Hello, this is the 3 part of the series Do A Moses. You can read part one here and part 2 here.
If there is one thing I (Marie) am learning from Moses life, its that he spent a lot of time in the presence of God. If you read Exodus 34:28,...

Last night I, Marie was in line at the supermarket cashier. A man arrived with 2 small packets of spices.
Cashier: (politely) "Excuse me sir, pls use the express lane."
Man: (angrily) "WHY SHOULD I?!? What if I DUMPED THIS IN A BIG...

Are you a whiz at computers or are you techy-challenged like me?
This week, while filling up travel visa requirements, I needed to submit all forms online. When I scanned all pages of my passport and sent these, the automated response would...

"Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain."
1 Corinthians15:58 ESV
It was going to be a quiet night. Too quiet. Joey was at our...

One day, I had an interesting chat with an old friend.
She was a quiet person, a lawyer by profession, diligent and smart.
Lady friend: "Can you pray for me Marie? I don't know why, but I have this cloud of depression over me."
I looked...